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July 9, 2010

NASA RELEASE: 10-164

FIRST NASA ASTRONAUT TO SEND LIVE TWEET FROM SPACE HOSTS TWEETUP

WASHINGTON -- NASA invites its Twitter followers to a special Tweetup
with astronaut T.J. Creamer at 3 p.m. EDT on Thursday, July 29. The
event will take place in the James E. Webb Memorial Auditorium at
NASA Headquarters, 300 E St. SW, Washington.

While in space, Creamer set up the International Space Station's live
Internet connection. He posted updates about the mission to his
Twitter account and sent the first live tweet from the orbiting
outpost.

A Tweetup is an informal meeting of people who use the social
messaging medium Twitter. This NASA Tweetup is an opportunity to meet
and speak with Creamer, the people behind NASA's Twitter account, and
other space-exploration-minded participants.

Registration for the event is open from noon EDT, Friday, July 9 until
5 p.m. on Tuesday, July 13. NASA randomly will select 100
participants from web registrants. Additional applicants will be
placed on a waiting list. For more NASA Tweetup information and to
sign up, visit:


http://www.nasa.gov/tweetup


Creamer spent 161 days living aboard the station as part of the
Expedition 22 and 23 crews. He launched aboard a Soyuz spacecraft in
December 2009 and returned to Earth June 2, 2010. Creamer's Twitter
account is:


http://www.twitter.com/Astro_TJ


For Creamer's complete biography, visit:


http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/creamer.html


To find and follow NASA programs on Twitter, visit:


http://www.nasa.gov/connect

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